I find that we tend to forget things when a #NewYear Happens- lessons that should be enduring are forgotten. So a giant list of things we cannot forget from #2020 and we need to act on in #2021 feel free to add to the thread. #1 #BLM from Art to Medicine. https://www.youtube.com/embed/TATSAHJKRd8

#2 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 - #climatechange is a huge problem.. from increased and more severe #wildfires to #storms these are all predictable. https://www.ipcc.ch 

#3 things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 #Leadership, #integrity, good thinking, matters. Easy stuff: Stop electing thieves, unethical & ignorant people. Stupid leaders kill people. Need a reminder look at the chaos caused my the ultimate kleptocracy of #trump

#4 things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget for #2021 - #EssentialWorkers are everywhere. No man or woman is an island on to themselves. Dignity of labor is important to support. Social safety nets matter. Living wages matter. There is no #economy without people.

#5 things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget for #2021 health is a human right not a product or a #widget . Every human being deserves healthcare. #UniversalHealthCare is a responsibility & insurance against volatility. Countries with free & public healthcare did better.

#6 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget for #2021 : What you put into your mind is as important as what you put into your body. Your #Media diet matters. If you listen to unethical sources like #foxnews & #rightwing you become stupefied entering an alternate universe.

#7 things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021: when push came to shove certain jobs mattered, others didn’t. In person jobs can sometimes be filled with useless time wasters. #meetings are overrated and work can take place in many places.

#8 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget for #2021 - #Science matters. It is the most powerful tool available to help us to understand the world around us. #vaccines are literal miracles that we have taken for granted. #scientists are even cooler than we suspect.

#9 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 Governments and Collective action matters. Business is not the answer to everything. #Publicservants held together countries like #Canada. Bureaucrats protected and stewarded when things fell apart.

#10 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 - #Art and #Artist matter. They fed our souls as we travel through the valleys of the shadows. Life has to have meaning and Art allowed us to connect to the deepest part of ourselves.

#11 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 Citizenship matters. What we do as individuals matters. We wore masks, we worked with each other, we protected each other. The vast majority stepped up. Citizenship is the necessary for living in complex times/Society.

#12 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 We have more in common with each other then we suspect. No matter where we live on #Earth we are connected and related to each other- what happens to one effects the other. The Poet Saadi said it best.

#13 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 finding signal amidst the noise matters. The quality of all our lives matters. Introspection and thoughtful time increases the chances of you having quality of life.

#14 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 Service in trying and normal times is not merely an act of charity it actually helps us as well. Perhaps even more so. Helping others is a powerful way of helping ourselves.

#15 Things we learned in #2020 that we cannot forget in #2021 #Teachers matter. We learned that #schools are societal infrastructure that holds together the #economy #Mentalhealth and #foodsecurity and development of the next generation. They are essential.